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Oakwood board approves fiscal-year-end financial measures, levy renewal, cybersecurity program and large personnel slate
Summary
On motions moved and seconded, the Oakwood Schools Board approved fiscal-year-end compliance items and initial FY27 appropriations, passed a resolution of necessity for a permanent improvement levy renewal, adopted a cybersecurity program required by state law, and approved multiple personnel resignations, hires and contracts.
The Oakwood Schools Board of Education approved a package of fiscal and personnel actions at its regular meeting.
On the finance agenda, the board considered year-end compliance items — transfers from unclaimed funds and a refund to the general fund — and approved the certificate of estimated resources and final appropriations necessary to close fiscal year 2026. The board also approved the initial appropriations to open fiscal year 2027 and adopted a resolution of necessity to place a permanent improvement levy renewal on the ballot. The board updated substitute pay rates for the upcoming school year.
Administrators presented a resolution to adopt an official cybersecurity program to satisfy state law obligations; the board approved the program.
The board approved personnel items in two grouped votes. Resignations of Jim Dahu, Rachel Mullen and Todd Si and the retirement of Diane Harris were approved together. The board then approved a broad slate of personnel recommendations covering contract amendments, supplemental contracts, extended-year services, seasonal workers, FTE revisions, EL instructor hires and other actions for 2026–27 (items 9A–9Y were approved in one motion; item 9K, a supplemental contract for Isaku Kawaii as high school assistant boys soccer coach, was approved separately). The superintendent had introduced several named hires earlier in the meeting, including Braden Kendall (assistant principal), Eileen Epley (special education supervisor), Zoe Gagnon (second-grade teacher) and Summer Braiding (clinic nurse).
Votes were taken after motions were moved and seconded, with the presiding officer calling roll; the transcript records board members responding in the affirmative during the roll call. The meeting record shows the items passed on the motions presented; the transcript does not provide a detailed numeric tally for each vote in the public text beyond the roll-call responses.
What happens next: approved personnel contracts and appropriations will be processed administratively; the district will pursue the levy renewal process and any required city approvals for facility changes as steps toward planned work.
